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Mikel has received a three-game ban for confronting Clattenburg after the gamePA

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The ban would have been longer had Mikel not thought he had been racially abusedNick Potts/PA Archive/Press Association Images

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Clattenburg was last month cleared by the FA and the policeTimes,Graham Hughes

Mark Cue

Last updated at 6:31PM, December 6 2012

John Obi Mikel has been suspended for three matches and fined £60,000 for
clashing with match officials following the controversial 3-2 defeat by
Manchester United.

Mikel was reported to have stormed into the officials’ dressing room at
Stamford Bridge after the Premier League match in October following
accusations that referee Mark Clattenburg had racially abused the Chelsea
midfielder.

But the FA decided there was “no case to answer” over the allegation
Clattenburg said “shut up you monkey” to Mikel and the official was clear of
all charges.